Moving into secondary school is a big step! We have lots of worries that are completely  understandable! Our transition team will work alongside your primary school and we will try our best to put you in a form with one of your friends. If you are coming to Benfield alone, there are so many opportunities to meet new people! You could meet a new best friend in one of your classes or in one of our many extracurricular clubs!

Secondary school certainly is a lot bigger than primary school; however, most of our students know their way  around the school by the end of the first week. We support you by helping you move around school if you are lost. Our school has signs with directions to classrooms on each corridor to help you out.

At Benfield, we want to encourage all our students to achieve the best they can! Our lessons aim to inspire you and become curious about the world around you. Work can be challenging, but your teacher will support you to achieve in each and every lesson.

For more information Click Here: Curriculum | Benfield School (neat.org.uk).

At Benfield, our teachers love to share their time with our students and ignite their interests in new things!   We have lunchtime and after school clubs, that range from football to knitting! We encourage each and every one of our students to take part in our clubs so that they can take advantage of the fantastic opportunities these bring!

For more information Click Here: Enrichment | Benfield School (neat.org.uk)

We welcome students on site from 8.00 am. Our breakfast club is open to all students. Students must be in their form group line ups for 8.40am.  On a Monday morning, Year 7 has a whole year group assembly. We have a two-week timetable. This means that we have a two-week cycle of lessons. When looking at your timetable, it is important to know which week you are on. The weeks always follow on after a school holiday. So, for example, if you finish a holiday on week 2, they start the next half term on week 1.

For more information Click Here: Dates & Times | Benfield School (neat.org.uk)

So that you are happy, cared for and well supported, we have increased our pastoral team, who work alongside parents, pupils and teachers. You will be given your form tutor’s and year lead’s contact details so that there is a positive and appropriate line of communication between school and home. Your form tutor is always the first person you should speak to, so that they can advise you how to move forward.

For more information Click Here: Staff Contacts | Benfield School (neat.org.uk)